Air India to operate additional flights

Air India will be operating additional flights on the Kolkata-Port Blair sector and Chennai-Port Blair sector this month, official sources said in Port Blair on Tuesday.

Air India would operate additional flights on the Kolkata-Port Blair sector on May 8, 13, 18 and 22 while it would operate additional flight on the Chennai-Port Blair sector on May 11, 15, 21 and 25, sources said.

The Andaman and Nicobar administration had requested the Union Civil Aviationa ministry to instruct Air India to provide additional flights between Kolkata-Port Blair and Chennai-Port Bliar for a month to meet the demand of the local population to visit their native place during summer vacation.

The Union Civil Aviation secretary informed the Andaman and Nicobar administration about the additional flights that Air India would operate this month, sources added.